Scott Creek SA 5153
115 addresses · 17 streets
Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Scott Creek · 17 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Scott Creek is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 225 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $2,166 a week, with median rent near $263 a week. Most homes are houses. About 96% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Aldgate - Stirling statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Scott Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 optometrist
1 gym
3 hardware stores
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Blackwood, 8.6 km north-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 8.6 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 20.1 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 54% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 54.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 77.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 61.1%
Population by age in Scott Creek
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 32 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 21 |
| 35-44 | 23 |
| 45-54 | 35 |
| 55-64 | 30 |
| 65-74 | 36 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Scott Creek
| House | 73 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Scott Creek
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 20 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 25 |
| $3,000+ | 26 |
Top ancestries in Scott Creek
| English | 108 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 83 |
| German | 27 |
| Other | 26 |
| Scottish | 22 |
| Irish | 20 |
Housing tenure in Scott Creek
| Owned | 44 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 28 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Scott Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Scott Creek
| Car | 74 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 27 |
Top countries of birth in Scott Creek
| England | 22 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 8 |
| Germany | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Scott Creek
| German | 10 |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 4 |
| Japanese | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
84,603 bird observations recorded near Scott Creek — most often seen:
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (5,175)
- Little Raven (4,669)
- Black-winged Currawong (4,249)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (4,056)
- Common Bronzewing (3,779)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (3,740)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (3,428)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,426)
- South Australian Crescent Honeyeater (3,387)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (3,224)
- Western Red Wattlebird (3,199)
- South Australian Striated Thornbill (2,815)
- Eastern Galah (2,771)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Scott Creek
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (2,521)
- Crimson Rosella (2,485)
- Mount Lofty Ranges White-throated Treecreeper (2,462)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (2,462)
- Eurasian Blackbird (2,451)
- Australian Magpie (2,417)
- White-naped Honeyeater (2,185)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (2,122)
- Red Wattlebird (2,109)
- Grey Fantail (2,072)
- Mount Lofty Ranges Yellow-faced Honeyeater (2,070)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,053)
- Eastern Scarlet Robin (1,983)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (1,950)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (1,837)
- Mount Lofty Ranges White-browed Scrubwren (1,757)
- Western Striated Pardalote (1,749)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Scott Creek:
- Bradbury (1.8 km)
- Ironbank (2.3 km)
- Longwood (2.6 km)
- Cherry Gardens (3.7 km)
- Heathfield (4.1 km)
- Upper Sturt (4.5 km)
- Coromandel East (4.6 km)
- Mylor (5.2 km)
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Streets
- Brown Road (2)
- Carthew Road (6)
- Cemetery Road (4)
- Gurr Road N (1)
- Ilunga Drive (13)
- Ironbank Road (2)
- Kanbara Road E (1)
- Kanbara Road W (3)
- Kiaka Lane (2)
- Kurla Lane (1)
- Morgan Road (9)
- Mundoo Lane (1)
- Nicholls Lane (1)
- Nicholls Road (10)
- Red Hill Road (9)
- Rickaby Road (8)
- Scott Creek Road (42)
